- Strike Forces

OTHER NEWS TO NOTE WASHINGTON

December 28, 1989

ATTORNEY GENERAL Dick Thornburgh announced Wednesday he will proceed with plans to dismantle the Justice Department's organized crime strike forces despite some congressional claims the move is unwarranted. Starting in January the 14 strike forces will be folded into 23 U.S. attorneys offices across the country, Thornburgh said in a statement. Additionally, Thornburgh said, he would create an Organized Crime Council in Washington to oversee the federal government's attack on organized crime. In letters to members of the House and Senate judiciary committees, Thornburgh said his plan ''offers substantial managerial benefits that should no longer be postponed.''